Salmon P. Chase College of Law
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Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University
is a law school
in Highland Heights, Kentucky
that was founded in 1893 and accredited by the American Bar Association
in 1959. The college of law provides both part-time and full-time programs of study that lead to a Juris Doctor
(J.D.) degree as well as a joint JD/MBA degree. The school was named for the Reconstruction era U.S. Chief Justice
, Salmon P. Chase
.
in 1893 as an evening law school affiliated with the Cincinnati YMCA
. In 1971, Chase merged into the Kentucky
state university system by becoming a part of Northern Kentucky University
. The school then moved from downtown Cincinnati, across the Ohio River
, to its present location at Northern Kentucky University.
in Highland Heights, Kentucky
, part of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan area
. Nunn Hall’s two mock courtroom
s are equipped with video and computer technology, as are a majority of the lecture halls and classrooms.
The Chase law library
occupies two stories of the five-story Nunn Hall building. The law library's collection consists of approximately 332,151 volumes, along with providing access to electronic resources, including
HeinOnline, LexisNexis
, Westlaw
, and
many other Web-based products.
(National Chapter), Student Bar Association, American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (National Chapter), Black Law Students Association, Chase Intellectual Property Society, Chase Latino Law Association, Chase Public Interest Group, Chase Student Advocacy Society, Environmental Law Society, International Law Student Association, Legal Association of Women, Phi Alpha Delta, Sports and Entertainment Law Association, Transactional Law Practice Group.
Chase students may obtain hands-on experience and test their skills against those of other law students both at Chase and throughout the country through a variety of competition team programs. Some recent competition highlights include the 2011 Moot Court Team national championship at the Labor and Employment Law Moot Court Competition, the 2010 National Trial Team championship at the Kentucky Mock Trial Competition, the 2011 National Trial Team regional championship at the National Trial Competition, and the 2011 Arbitration Team national runner-up at the ABA National Arbitration Competition. Other competition teams are Client Counseling Team, Negotiation Team, and the newly formed Toastmasters chapter.
Chase also publishes the Northern Kentucky Law Review four times a year. The journal is independently edited and published by Chase students. The law review also hosts a fall and spring symposium each year.
Externship opportunities include working with Kentucky Attorney General's Office, City Solicitors' offices, Internal Revenue Service, Legal Aid, National Labor Relations Board, Ohio Justice and Policy Center, and prosecutors' offices, among others.
Clinic opportunities include the Children's Law Center Clinic, Constitutional Litigation Clinic, Indigent Defense Clinic, Kentucky Criminal Justice Clinic, Kentucky Innocence Project, and Local Government Law Clinic.
Chase also opened the Small Business & Nonprofit Law Clinic in the fall of 2010. It was the first clinic of its kind in Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati. The law clinic provides students with unique, practical experience in transactional law, while providing affordable legal services to entrepreneurs, small businesses, and nonprofit entities in the Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati community. Chase law students staff the clinic under the supervision of a full-time clinic director and licensed attorney. Students interact directly with clients to provide legal advice on a wide range of business-law issues including entity formation, intellectual property, and contracts.
Northern Kentucky University
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is a law school
Law school
A law school is an institution specializing in legal education.- Law degrees :- Canada :...
in Highland Heights, Kentucky
Highland Heights, Kentucky
Highland Heights is a city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 6,554 at the 2000 census.Highland Heights is home to Northern Kentucky University...
that was founded in 1893 and accredited by the American Bar Association
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
in 1959. The college of law provides both part-time and full-time programs of study that lead to a Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
(J.D.) degree as well as a joint JD/MBA degree. The school was named for the Reconstruction era U.S. Chief Justice
Chief Justice of the United States
The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the United States federal court system and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Chief Justice is one of nine Supreme Court justices; the other eight are the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States...
, Salmon P. Chase
Salmon P. Chase
Salmon Portland Chase was an American politician and jurist who served as U.S. Senator from Ohio and the 23rd Governor of Ohio; as U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Abraham Lincoln; and as the sixth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.Chase was one of the most prominent members...
.
History and background
Salmon P. Chase College of Law ("Chase"), was founded in Cincinnati, OhioCincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
in 1893 as an evening law school affiliated with the Cincinnati YMCA
YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
. In 1971, Chase merged into the Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
state university system by becoming a part of Northern Kentucky University
Northern Kentucky University
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. The school then moved from downtown Cincinnati, across the Ohio River
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
, to its present location at Northern Kentucky University.
Learning environment and library
The law school is located in Nunn Hall on the main campus of Northern Kentucky UniversityNorthern Kentucky University
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in Highland Heights, Kentucky
Highland Heights, Kentucky
Highland Heights is a city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 6,554 at the 2000 census.Highland Heights is home to Northern Kentucky University...
, part of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan area
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan area
The Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky metropolitan area is a metropolitan area that includes counties in the U.S. states of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, centered around the city of Cincinnati, Ohio. The United States Census defines the metropolitan area as the Cincinnati-Middletown Metropolitan...
. Nunn Hall’s two mock courtroom
Courtroom
A courtroom is the actual enclosed space in which a judge regularly holds court.The schedule of official court proceedings is called a docket; the term is also synonymous with a court's caseload as a whole.-Courtroom design:-United States:...
s are equipped with video and computer technology, as are a majority of the lecture halls and classrooms.
The Chase law library
Law library
A law library is a library designed to assist law students, attorneys, judges, and their law clerks and anyone else who finds it necessary to correctly determine the state of the law....
occupies two stories of the five-story Nunn Hall building. The law library's collection consists of approximately 332,151 volumes, along with providing access to electronic resources, including
HeinOnline, LexisNexis
LexisNexis
LexisNexis Group is a company providing computer-assisted legal research services. In 2006 it had the world's largest electronic database for legal and public-records related information...
, Westlaw
Westlaw
Westlaw is one of the primary online legal research services for lawyers and legal professionals in the United States and is a part of West. In addition, it provides proprietary database services...
, and
many other Web-based products.
Student organizations, competition teams, law review
Chase has a number of student organizations: Federalist SocietyFederalist Society
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, most frequently called simply the Federalist Society, is an organization of conservatives seeking reform of the current American legal system in accordance with a textualist and/or originalist interpretation of the U.S. Constitution...
(National Chapter), Student Bar Association, American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (National Chapter), Black Law Students Association, Chase Intellectual Property Society, Chase Latino Law Association, Chase Public Interest Group, Chase Student Advocacy Society, Environmental Law Society, International Law Student Association, Legal Association of Women, Phi Alpha Delta, Sports and Entertainment Law Association, Transactional Law Practice Group.
Chase students may obtain hands-on experience and test their skills against those of other law students both at Chase and throughout the country through a variety of competition team programs. Some recent competition highlights include the 2011 Moot Court Team national championship at the Labor and Employment Law Moot Court Competition, the 2010 National Trial Team championship at the Kentucky Mock Trial Competition, the 2011 National Trial Team regional championship at the National Trial Competition, and the 2011 Arbitration Team national runner-up at the ABA National Arbitration Competition. Other competition teams are Client Counseling Team, Negotiation Team, and the newly formed Toastmasters chapter.
Chase also publishes the Northern Kentucky Law Review four times a year. The journal is independently edited and published by Chase students. The law review also hosts a fall and spring symposium each year.
Clinic and Externship Opportunities
Chase provides students with many opportunities to complete clinics and/or externships before graduation.Externship opportunities include working with Kentucky Attorney General's Office, City Solicitors' offices, Internal Revenue Service, Legal Aid, National Labor Relations Board, Ohio Justice and Policy Center, and prosecutors' offices, among others.
Clinic opportunities include the Children's Law Center Clinic, Constitutional Litigation Clinic, Indigent Defense Clinic, Kentucky Criminal Justice Clinic, Kentucky Innocence Project, and Local Government Law Clinic.
Chase also opened the Small Business & Nonprofit Law Clinic in the fall of 2010. It was the first clinic of its kind in Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati. The law clinic provides students with unique, practical experience in transactional law, while providing affordable legal services to entrepreneurs, small businesses, and nonprofit entities in the Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati community. Chase law students staff the clinic under the supervision of a full-time clinic director and licensed attorney. Students interact directly with clients to provide legal advice on a wide range of business-law issues including entity formation, intellectual property, and contracts.